I've been experiencing an annoying and down right scary driving experience whenever I need to take the truck out further than normal. I was looking into what people call the death wobble on Ford's, but that seems to only apply to 2005 and newer trucks. My driving experience is both hands white knuckling the wheels and constant corrections with what seems to be too much of a draft effect when other vehicles pass. It pushes the truck around due to the air/drag etc. It's hard to keep it in it's lane and unfair for other drivers to feel afraid of being near me.
So far I have gone over the front end and found nothing loose after replacing the upper and lower ball joints, new shocks, new sway bar bushings and end-links, a new steering damper, the tires and alignment are good. I have made 1/4 turns on the steering gear a couple times. No difference. It's not the feel of a loose gearbox either.
I can't believe how hard this truck is to control with all the new tight front end components and the fact that a DRW is meant for stability at speed. What else should I look at? There is no tie rod or pitman play or anything else I can find. I've snugged down all nuts/bolts underneath too just looking for something loose. Even in the rear, tightened down shackles and whatever I could find. The truck wants to give me a heart attack every 5 seconds.
So far I have gone over the front end and found nothing loose after replacing the upper and lower ball joints, new shocks, new sway bar bushings and end-links, a new steering damper, the tires and alignment are good. I have made 1/4 turns on the steering gear a couple times. No difference. It's not the feel of a loose gearbox either.
I can't believe how hard this truck is to control with all the new tight front end components and the fact that a DRW is meant for stability at speed. What else should I look at? There is no tie rod or pitman play or anything else I can find. I've snugged down all nuts/bolts underneath too just looking for something loose. Even in the rear, tightened down shackles and whatever I could find. The truck wants to give me a heart attack every 5 seconds.